Hardy Bougle Commemorative 1903 Limited Edition Fly Reel

Hardy Bougle Commemorative 1903 Limited Edition Fly ReelFor sale here is a Hardy Bougle Limited Edition fly reel commemorating the 1903 Hardy Bougle model. Near mint condition with slight marks on the reel foot from attaching to a rod. These reels were all made in England. This particular reel was made by I. W. Evans of Hardy Bros. as can be seen by his initials, IWE. This is serial #241. Comes with original box, leather case, and paperwork.

Medium cigar grip and nice all cork grip

The book is bound in full black leather with gilt titles on the spine and front cover

Included with the rod are two small sections of hollow-t blank to demonstrate the hollowing architecture

Includes original bag and original tube with green and white paper label intact

8'2 for a 4 weight line

Some brass is just starting to peek through the plating at the rub spots

WF8 + 250 20#

As to the cons: the rod has been refinished

Original suede case included

Capacity is a WF4 plus 25 yds

as people find the capacity isn't enough for the lines that they want to use and they attempt to make more room for the line by performing such a procedure

This 2/0 size was only in the catalog for two brief windows